Gilgeous-Alexander, young Thunder look to take major step in Game 7 vs. Nuggets

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have reached a moment of truth.The youngest team in league history to win at least 60 regular-season games can validate that success when it hosts Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference... Read More.

Thunder fall 119-107 as Nuggets force Game 7

By PAT GRAHAM and ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports WritersDENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 32 points, but he didn’t get enough help from his teammates to clinch Oklahoma City's first trip to the Western Conference Finals since 2016 as the Nuggets ensured Game 7 by a score of 119-107.A sick Jamal... Read More.

The Thunder, led by Gilgeous-Alexander, will host Denver to start second round

By The Associated PressThe Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) will host the Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) in Oklahoma City on Monday, May 5th, at 9:30 p.m. EDT to begin the Western Conference second round.The BETMGM SPORTSBOOK line has the Thunder at -9.5 and the over/under is... Read More.

Thunder complete sweep of Grizzlies, reach Western semifinals with 117-115 victory

By CLAY BAILEY Associated PressMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 117-115 on Saturday to complete a four-game sweep.Jalen Williams added 23 points for the top-seeded Thunder, who led the NBA with a 68-14 record this... Read More.

Gilgeous-Alexander, No. 1 seed Thunder look to take another step against Grizzlies

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two years ago, the Oklahoma City Thunder were a feelgood story -- a young team that improved dramatically and accelerated general manager Sam Presti’s rebuild by reaching the Play-In Tournament.Last season, Oklahoma City earned the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and Mark Daigneault... Read More.

The NBA playoffs are about to begin, Thunder to face Grizzlies in opener

By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writers(AP) — There was Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, Denver in 2023, and Boston in 2024.Six different seasons, six different champions. A run of parity like none other in NBA history.And now the Celtics get... Read More.

Former President Bill Clinton returns to Oklahoma City 30 years after the bombing

By SEAN MURPHY Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thirty years after the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history, former President Bill Clinton will return to Oklahoma City on Saturday to remember the people who were killed, and comfort those affected by the bombing.Clinton was president on April 19, 1995, when a truck bomb exploded,... Read More.